Building a healthier information environment during COVID-19

Ashley L Hawke¹, Xinqian Chen¹, Isaac M Lennox¹, Carmen J Scarfone¹, Isaac J Wedig^{1

2}, Jamie J Phillips^{1

3}, Kelly B Kamm^{1

2}, Steven J Elmer^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.
² Health Research Institute, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.
³ Department of Physical Therapy, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

Ashley L Hawke et al. Adv Physiol Educ. 2022.

. 2022 Mar 1;46(1):96-97.

doi: 10.1152/advan.00177.2021.

Ashley L Hawke¹, Xinqian Chen¹, Isaac M Lennox¹, Carmen J Scarfone¹, Isaac J Wedig^{1

2}, Jamie J Phillips^{1

3}, Kelly B Kamm^{1

2}, Steven J Elmer^{1

2}

¹ Department of Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.
² Health Research Institute, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.
³ Department of Physical Therapy, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus disease; health promotion; misinformation.

Conflict of interest statement

No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the authors.

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